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MBTA to offer free rides from airport to downtown

BOSTON — The Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority will begin offering free rides from Logan Airport to downtown as part of a 90-day pilot program underwritten by the airport operating authority to help curb congestion. In addition to boarding Silver Line buses for free, passengers will also be able to transfer to the subway system without charge, The Boston Globe reported. For the full story, click here.

Jean-Marc Landry will take over as CEO, while William Trainer will transition from his CEO role to undertake the roles and responsibilities of president and remain as a member of the board of directors.

Staff informed the board that this is intended to be the last diesel bus purchase that SamTrans will make because the Transit District would eventually like to convert its current fleet to electric buses in the future.